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Musarara snubs Parly committee

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GRAIN Millers Association of Zimbabwe (Gmaz) chairperson Tafadzwa Musarara yesterday snubbed the parliamentary portfolio committee on Lands, Agriculture Water and Rural Resettlement when it visited his milling company in Harare’s Workington Industrial Area. The committee chaired by Gokwe Nembudziya MP Justice Mayor Wadyajena had sought to tour Musarara’s milling company, Alpha Grain, which is among…

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‘Political will key in achieving SDGs’ 

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VARIOUS stakeholders yesterday warned that without political will and investment in accurate data and technology, Africa risks not being able to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. This emerged during the ongoing Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (AFRSD) here where discussions were being held on how to achieve SDGs one to five…

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MDC expels Vic Falls mayor

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THE opposition MDC has expelled embattled Victoria Falls mayor Somvelo Dhlamini from the party for violating party obligations and instructions. Dlamini is embroiled in a corruption case where he stands accused of criminal abuse of office after he allegedly corruptly sold a residential stand to a local resident for US$20 000. His trial is set…

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Zinara chair promises more arrests

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ZIMBABWE National Road Administration (Zinara) board chairperson Michael Madanha has revealed that they have reported corruption and prejudice cases mentioned in the Grant Thornton Forensic audit report to the police and Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc). Madanha told the parliamentary portfolio committee on Transport, chaired by Shamva North MP Oscar Gorerino, that they are acting on…

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Google asked to justify Toronto ‘digital-city’ plan

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The “appropriateness” of Google’s sister company’s plan for a “digital city” in Toronto has been questioned. A panel set up to scrutinise Sidewalk Labs’s plan has asked it to explain what the benefits would be for citizens in collecting large amounts of data. The company wants to build a sensor-laden, eco-friendly neighbourhood with all the…

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Face-collecting company database hacked

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Clearview AI, a start-up with a database of more than three billion photographs from Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, has been hacked. The attack allowed hackers to gain access to its client list but it said its servers had not been breached. Most of its clients are US law enforcement agencies who use its facial-recognition software…

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Armed robbers caught in act

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TWO suspected armed robbers appeared in court yesterday after they were busted by members of the public during a heist. Atipaishe Sibanda, 20, and Lawrence Mashu, 32, appeared before Harare magistrate Rumbidzayi Mugwagwa charged with armed robbery yesterday. They were remanded in custody and were advised to apply for bail at the High Court. Prosecutor…

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ZCDC barred from selling Mbada diamonds

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THE Supreme Court has thrown out the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC)’s appeal against an order barring the government-owned firm from disposing Mbada Diamonds’ diamonds in Chiadzwa. The order barring the sale of the diamonds came after ZCDC filed an appeal challenging High Court judge Tawanda Chitapi’s ruling, which directed the company to stop selling…

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Bulawayo City Council in drainage awareness drive

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THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is raising awareness on the importance of drainage systems in the wake of flash floods that hit the city last Sunday and destroyed property in some high-density suburbs homes. The Fire Brigade attributed the flooding of homes which occurred at the weekend to failure to open weep holes on the…

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Women’s quota system not necessary: Veritas

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THE proposed constitutional amendment to extend women’s parliamentary quota system is not necessary because it is not the right way to achieve gender equality, legal watchdog Veritas has said. The government, through the recently-gazetted Constitutional Amendment Bill, has proposed to extend the women’s quota representation system, which was expected to expire in 2023, by an…

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